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 '''1851 and Later.''' From 1851 to 1931, censuses were taken between 30 March and&nbsp;7 April. These censuses list the names, ages, occupations, relationships to the head of the household, and parish and county of birth (except foreign births, which give country only) of each member of the household.
-=== Finding Census Records ===
+=== Finding Census Records  ===
-The Family History Library has 1841 through 1891 censuses on microfilm. To obtain the microfilm numbers, look in the [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=start Family History Library Catalog] under SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CENSUS.
-You can also obtain microfilm numbers from a register called:
+The Family History Library has the 1841 through 1891 censuses on microfilm. Click on&nbsp;a year&nbsp;below to go to the Family History Library Catalog entry for&nbsp;that year:
-''Scottish Census.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. (FHL Reg. 941 X2ce; fiche 6035795.)
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+| &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=442707&disp=Census+returns+of+Scotland+for+1841%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1851]
+| &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=160553&disp=Census+returns+of+Scotland+for+1861%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1861]
+| &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=162199&disp=Census+returns+of+Scotland+for+1871%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1871]
+| &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=114528&disp=Census+returns+of+Scotland+for+1881%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1881]
+| &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=164002&disp=Census+returns+of+Scotland+for+1891%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1891]
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-The 1841 and 1851 censuses are listed twice in the catalog and in the Scottish Census, mentioned above. This is because these two censuses were microfilmed twice. There is little difference between the filmings.
-You can also find census records at the:
-'''Registrar General'''<br>Search Unit<br>New Register House<br>Edinburgh, EH1 3YT<br>Scotland <br>Telephone: 0131 334 0380 <br>Internet: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/
+The 1901 census is only available online through the website [http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk].&nbsp; This is a pay for view website.&nbsp; The minimum fee of 6 GBP (about $10 US) gives you access to the database for 90 days and gives you 30 page credits which you use to do searches in the database and view documents (1 credit per page of search results viewed and 5 credits per document viewed).
+You can also find census records at the:
+'''Registrar General'''<br>Search Unit<br>New Register House<br>Edinburgh, EH1 3YT<br>Scotland <br>Telephone: 0131 334 0380 <br>Internet: [http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/] &nbsp;
 === Searching Census Records ===